Benjamin Britten's "A ceremony of carols" op. 28
- Date
1982
- Summary
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Documentary about the inspiration and writing of Christmas carols while Benjamin Britten was on board the Swedish ship M.S. Axel Johnson in March 1942 on the way from New York to England. During a stopover in Halifax, Britten discovered 12 poems in The English galaxy of shorter poems, which he turned into Christmas carols (Op. 18).
- Contributor
Britten, Benjamin 1913-1976
- Publishers
Christ Church Cathedral (Oxford, England). Choir; Films for the Humanities (Firm); Central Independent Television
- Subjects
European Culture; British Culture; English Culture; Performing Arts, Music; Music; Performing Arts; Carols; Christmas music
- Locations
North America; United States; New Jersey
- Collection
Films@UM
- Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
- Physical Description
34 minutes; color
- Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
Creation/Production Credits
Camera, Ian Hollands & Tim Johnson ; music, Francis Grier ; sung by the Boys of Christ Church Cathedral Choir in Oxford.
- Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-090074; Fedora 2 PID: umd:1593; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/925; OCLC: ocm30107104; Catalog Key: alephsys002863488
Access Restrictions
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